Accompanied by a powerful feeling of dizziness, the people in the private room vanished into thin air the next second, along with the restaurant's large round table.
When Xiao Jin regained consciousness, she found herself on a street surrounded by pedestrians. She stood under a traffic light, her body enveloped in a strange halo.
"Ugh!!"
Xiao Jin groaned and raised his hand to touch his forehead, his face turning pale. He weakly reached forward with his other hand, but it was blocked by something in mid-air.
"Ha... using superpowers right now... is still a bit of a stretch!"
Xiao Jin struggled to calm the turmoil within her mind. She reached out and touched the barrier, discovering that she was standing inside a semi-transparent protective shield. Passersby walked past her without seeming to notice anything unusual. A three-minute countdown was hanging above her eyes.
It seems she won't be able to move until the countdown ends.
[Ding!]
[World loading, beginner survival trial world open]
[Mode: Rainstorm Disaster]
Main Quest: Survive for Seven Days
[WARNING: Be sure to conceal your player identity and do not disclose the trial game content to the native players. Violators will have points deducted.]
[The game has officially begun]
The familiar mechanical voice reached Xiao Jin's ears. She stood there stunned for a long time before rolling her eyes.
Well, even in a different world, things still don't calm down. I was just thinking about enjoying life, the world, and delicious food! Now I don't have to think about anything anymore.
While the countdown was still ongoing, Xiao Jin surveyed her surroundings.
The streets were ordinary, the words and faces familiar, but I didn't know if it was still Blue Star. A huge billboard was playing product advertisements, and I couldn't recognize the celebrity Xiao Jin in the original owner's memories. It must not be the original world!
The people around him remained calm, showing neither fear nor anxiety, suggesting that the people of this world were unaware of the impending danger.
Good news, the downpour hasn't come yet, so it seems the game has given players time to prepare. As for the bad news, that preparation time might have been shortened, and a natural disaster could strike at any moment.
"A torrential downpour!" Xiao Jin murmured.
Besides the halo in front of her, Xiao Jin also noticed a bright cursor in the upper left corner of her vision.
With a thought, the cursor unfolded, and a blurry blue screen appeared before Xiao Jin's eyes. Apart from the [Task], the remaining [Backpack], [Shop], [Channel], and [Trade] were all grayed out. It seemed that he would have to wait until the task was completed and return to the login space mentioned by the system before he could operate them.
In addition, the score is displayed as zero, and at the top is a string of numbers—[Number of Players: 8,376,940,379]
Good heavens, there are hundreds of millions of them, totaling over eight billion. It must have brought over the entire population of Blue Star. However, Xiao Jin wondered, it's impossible for over eight billion people to be active in the same game world. With so many people, it would be hard not to attract the attention of the natives. So they must have been dispersed.
After a quick check, Xiao Jin found that she only had a backpack, which contained a jacket, a mobile phone, a power bank, her ID card, and two thousand yuan in cash.
Xiao Jin checked her phone and found a text message in her inbox.
This is the hotel information for the two nights, the night of the 20th and the night of the 21st.
“Xitaishan Resort Hotel!” Xiao Jin looked at her phone.
Today is the 15th, and the time on my phone is set to noon. That means the game will end at noon on the 22nd.
"What a coincidence?" The hotel check-in time is exactly the last two days of the game.
There's too little information available right now, so Xiao Jin can't analyze it.
During the time Xiao Jin was observing, the countdown was nearing its end. As the time reached zero, the light barrier surrounding Xiao Jin completely disappeared, and the surrounding sounds entered her ears.
Xiao Jin tried to move around, and this time nothing stopped her.
Turning around, Xiao Jin saw the train station behind her. She bought a map of D City and found a scenic spot called Xitaishan on the map.
"Xitaishan? Xitaishan Resort Hotel..." The relationship between the two is obvious.
With that in mind, Xiao Jin started searching for information about Xitai Mountain on her phone.
What a coincidence.
As a famous local attraction, Xitai Mountain attracts countless tourists every year, but recently the plank road on Xitai Mountain has been under maintenance and has been closed for more than half a month.
However, Xitaishan will reopen for business on the 17th after the maintenance is completed. Xiao Jin can't go up now and will have to stay in the city center for two more days.
Xiao Jin then looked at the local news. There was nothing special about it; it was just ordinary family matters. The only thing was that the temperature in D City had been unusually high recently, and it had been dry for a long time without rain.
It was noon, and the scorching sun beat down on everyone. In the short time Xiao Jin had been standing there, he had started to sweat, and his clothes felt sticky and uncomfortable against his skin. He checked the weather forecast, and it was full of high-temperature warnings.
The original owner was quite something, going on vacation in such hot weather, and even climbing mountains.
In any case, I need to prepare supplies first, and since I can't go to Xitaishan, I'll have to stay in the city for a few days.
After turning off her phone, Xiao Jin looked around and finally chose a hotel with a reasonable price and a decent location, booking a room for two nights.
A hotel room costs 200 yuan a night, so two nights would cost 400 yuan. In the blink of an eye, 2,000 yuan would be reduced to 1,600 yuan.
This money would be enough to buy some basic supplies, but since it's a survival game, the system probably won't let them live too easily. This rainstorm is destined to be anything but simple.
"We don't have enough money!" Xiao Jin stroked his chin.
Ugh, this is tough.
Anything that brings in quick money is off-limits; if he gets caught and locked up at the police station, Xiao Jin, who's off-topic, might not survive. But hourly work? Xiao Jin has never worked for anyone before! And the pay is low.
Forget about the money for now.
Xiao Jin left the hotel and went straight to a nearby supermarket.
Upon entering the supermarket, Xiao Jin calmly pushed a shopping cart. As she passed the deli section, her head was fixed on the counter, but she still resolutely pushed the cart to the bottled water section.
Slurp~
I don't have enough money, so I need to prepare enough to survive first. Meat and such are secondary considerations...
Xiao Jin immersed his consciousness in the space, looking at the huge round table and the dazzling array of food on it, and couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Not bad, not bad! Luckily I was quick, otherwise all this food would have gone to waste. I've only taken one bite!
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